Thetford magic bavura

[Les Hurdle]

Aqua-Magic Bravura RV Toilet Pedal Flush / Low Profile / White - Thetford 31120

Before I break  old plastic......... would it be a fair bet the front lower panel pulls away in order to access the bolts? 

Is there a 'magic' process.

Toilet wobbling a little.  !! 

[Martinvz]

There may be a catch or rubber bands holding the cover together at the back of the toilet. You will have to inspect it by getting on all fours. Not really pleasant, but some of us have been there. 
The model number will also be on the back. You can also google how to remove / repair that make of toilet and you probably will get several posts and Youtube videos to help you. 
Good luck with your project. 

[Les Hurdle]

thank you

[Tom Cherry]

https://www.thetford.com/product/aqua-magic-bravura/

On that link you will see MANUALS.  Click on the Owner's Manual.  Mine is a different model, but the owner's manual is the same.  Look at the end of the part's list.  The "shroud" (high rise or low rider....Like the CA cars) depends on whether it was an ADA or regular height.  Reach around behind the shroud.  There is a big "O Ring" or like a big hair band.  There are two ears on the shroud.  You just "Stretch" the Oring...and then lift if off the tab or ear.  Then the other side.  May take a little "jockeying" to get it to slide over the pedal assembly.  There are TWO bolts with nuts.  These bolts are actually "J Head" in that they fit down into the fitting in the floor.  You can tighten...but do it carefully.  The "J Head" of the bolt fits into a slotted groove...with a round hole at the the end.  You drop the bolt down into the round hole and slide it to fit the toilet.  These slots are long and curved....so it is doesn't matter how Charlie the plumber set in or put in the bottom flange.  Tighten each one only 1/16 or 1/8 of a turn....don't crank down on one a few turns.  You MAY find one side is loose, so get that side (feeling the amount of torque or force on the wrench) to match the other one.  Then gently snug each....going slowly and stopping.  This is how the "Stinky Seal" between the toilet and the flange is compressed.  

BTW....if you click on the OTHER link, there are TWO kits.  One is a seal kit which replaces the O-Ring in the bowl where the ball rotates and also the stinky seal.  You remove the toilet and put in a new stinky and then the bowl seal.  Get a small container of Plumber's Silicone Grease for Lowes or HD or hardware store.  Grease the O-Ring that you see from the top about once every 3 months.  Slather on a coating of the silicone on the ball surface.  It will seal better and less chance of leakage.

The other kit is the FLUSH kit.  They only, rarely, go bad....like when the rig is not winterized and it freezes the water.  BUT, they do sometimes leak.  Replacing it is a piece of cake once OUT.  It only goes one way.  Your camera is your friend before you start to loosen any screws or take off any levers.  If you have to pull the toilet, get a can of Garage Door spray grease (White Lithium).  Fill a small cup (like the meds cup a nurse brings you at 3:00 AM and wakes you up to take a sleeping pill).  Then use a Q tip and put some grease on where the levers and such move in the valve or where the ball pivots or where the pedal linkage moves.  

That's it....  Gloves are recommended for old rockers that probably have callouses on their fingers....or small cuts...

[Les Hurdle]

Thanks Tom.......... I was planning on fixing the wobble this w/e but temps are so high this tubby guy ain't getting down there......

One should not have calluses on the left hand if used correctly........... if one is a sissy, a pick is used via the right hand.... this one has the back/top a right index finger which can handle fire ;-))